Chang Kuo Chou (Chinese: 張國周; pinyin: Zhāng Guózhōu; 1 February 1906 - 24 August 1975) was a scholar, calligrapher, and is widely considered to be the Father of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Taiwan.

Chang was born and grew up in Chiayi, near present day Tainan as the second child of LiuBian (劉邊) and JianWei (簡未).

Although assigned to farm labor, during his free time Chang showed a keen interest for learning with activities such as writing Chinese characters on the ground.

At a time when illiteracy and poverty were common, Chang convinced JiaYi (嘉義), the village elder to subsidize his education in Japan.

In 1930, Chang graduated from Japan’s Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences and returned to Taiwan to be the country’s first pharmacist.